Phylogenetic investigation of nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus in an oncology ward

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 428-436

  Dencs, Ágnes ^a   Hettmann, Andrea ^a   Martyin, Tibor ^b   Jekkel, Csilla ^a   Bányai, Tivadar ^b   Takács, Mária ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Hungary)

^b Pándy Kálmán Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Envelope region; Hepatitis C; Nosocomial infection; NS5B; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NS5B GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCOLOGY WARD; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 78851471330     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21983     Document Type: Article

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